Is spray sunscreen or cream sunscreen better for the face?

Sunscreen is an essential skin care product for everyone. However, to protect the facial skin, should we use spray sunscreen or cream sunscreen?

What is sunscreen?

Sunscreen is a skin care product that helps limit the harmful effects of sunlight on human skin.

With the same effect as a protective layer on the skin, sunscreen helps reduce and prevent skin aging, limit dark spots and freckles.

In addition, sunscreen also helps moisturize and tone the skin, and can be used with other beauty cosmetics.

Is it better to use spray or cream sunscreen?

Currently, sunscreen can be divided into 2 basic forms: cream and spray. To use on the face, we need to choose the right type of sunscreen.

For topical sunscreens, the sunscreen will be spread evenly on the face so it will penetrate the skin, creating an even coverage layer so it will have better protection. In addition, topical sunscreens are usually alcohol-free so they do not cause skin irritation.

However, topical sunscreens take a long time to spread on the skin, especially when we need to reapply after a certain period of time.

Meanwhile, spray sunscreen has the advantage of being very easy to use, without taking time to spread the cream on the skin. Because of that, the protective layer of spray sunscreen will not be even on the skin surface, somewhat affecting the protection effectiveness.

The protective layer of spray sunscreens is not absorbed into the skin, so it evaporates easily. In addition, using spray sunscreens will be more expensive because some of the cream will be sprayed into the environment when sprayed. Some spray sunscreens may contain alcohol, which can dry out the skin and cause irritation.

So, obviously, to best protect your face and reduce the risk of irritation, we should consider using topical sunscreen. However, if your face is oily or acne-prone, we should choose spray sunscreen to avoid clogging pores and making the acne situation worse.

An Nguyen